Boomerang
Production date
1998
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Description
Wooden boomerang, made from black wattle.
Classification
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boomerang
Production date
1998
Production place
Measurements
630mm
Media/Materials description
Wood (black wattle)
History and use
This boomerang was made in 1998 by Richard Broome and Russell Butler.
Russell, an Elder of the Bandjin and Warrgamay people of the Hinchinbrook Island region, later sold this item, along with several others, to the Queensland Museum Network, for the inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander exhibition held at the Museum of Tropical Queensland (2000-2005).
Russell, an Elder of the Bandjin and Warrgamay people of the Hinchinbrook Island region, later sold this item, along with several others, to the Queensland Museum Network, for the inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander exhibition held at the Museum of Tropical Queensland (2000-2005).
Registration number
QE12543
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